Agenda item

Report of the Director of Economic Development

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Economic Development proposing that the City Corporation hosts the Commonwealth Business Forum from 16-18 April 2018.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the City Corporation hosting the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) from 16-18 April 2018 and that the following be noted:-

1.     a follow-up paper was due to be presented to the Hospitality Working Party requesting funding for hospitality in the Guildhall;

2.     as the agenda takes shape, further papers providing detailed costings would be submitted to this committee; and

3.     policy discussions relating to the agenda and outcomes were ongoing and that, as a full partner in of the initiative, the City Corporation would be contributing to designing the CBF programme in coordination with central government and the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. Further papers detailing the policy direction would be brought to this Committee.